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Bureau  of  Government!  Research 

Library  46 

Universii-y  of  California 
Los  Angeles  24,  California 


Published  by  the 
CITY  PLAN  COMMISSION 


This  booklet  is  for  the  information  of  citizens  and  visi- 
tors. It  invites  a  better  acquaintance  with  municipal  insti- 
tutions and  activities.  The  information  herein  is  supplied 
by  heads  of  the  institutions.  Encouragement  to  know  St. 
Louis  better  is  officially  extended.  The  welcome  is  offered  in 
explicit  and  emphatic  terms  by  those  authorized  to  give  it. 

Five  routes  of  varying  length  for  seeing  St.  Louis  are 
mapped.  They  cover  the  several  sections  of  the  city.  They 
include  the  public  places  of  interest. 

Parks  and  playgrounds  are  classified  for  the  convenience 
of  the  visitors  with  definite  purpose.  The  directory  of  recrea- 
tion centers  and  facilities  which  the  municipality  offers  is 
complete.  It  tells  how  these  centers  are  reached — how  the 
facilities  may  be  used. 

City  planning  will  proceed  more  intelligently  and  effec- 
tively when  the  city's  assets  are  better  known  and  appre- 
ciated. 

C.  P.  WALBRIDGE,  Chairman, 
J.    H.    GUNDLACH, 
SAM    LAZARUS, 
ANDREW   GAZZOLO,  JR., 
E.    R.    KINSEY, 
C.   M.  TALBERT, 
DWIGHT    F.    DAVIS, 
JAMES   N.   McKELVEY, 
THOS.   P.   BARNETT, 
HUGO  A.  KOEHLER, 
COLIN    M.  SELPH, 
CHARLES  A.  STIX, 
JAMES  C.  TRAVILLA, 
HARRY   B.   WALLACE. 

WALTER   B.  STEVENS,  Secretary. 
March,  1914. 


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THE   MAYOR'S  OFFICE. 

A  large  electric  sign  containing  the  word  "Welcome'' 
extends  above  the  Market  Street  entrance  to  the  City  Hall. 
It  is  emblematic  of  the  reception  that  the  municipality  ex- 
tends to  strangers.  The  sign  was  erected  during  the  cen- 
tennial celebration  of  St.  Louis  as  an  incorporated  city  In 
1909.  It  means  that  strangers  in  the  city  as  well  as  citizens 
are  welcome,  and  that  each  official  is  anxious  to  extend  every 
possible  courtesy. 

From  October  1  to  the  following  April  1,  the  offices  in 
the  building  are  open  from  9:00  a.  m.  until  5:00  p.  m.  From 
the  first  of  April  to  the  first  of  the  following  October,  ail 
offices  are  open  from  8  o'clock  in  the  morning  until  6  o'clock 
in  the  afternoon.  All  citizens  or  visitors  desiring  informa- 
tion may  obtain  it  in  any  of  the  departments. 

The  suite  of  offices  occupied  by  the  Mayor  are  on  the 
second  floor  above  the  sign  "Welcome,"  and  extend  to  the 
Twelfth  Street  side  of  the  building. 

Under  the  provisions  of  the  charter,  the  Mayor  has 
general  supervision  over  enforcement  of  the  charter  and 
ordinances  in  the  city.  He  also  is  under  oath  to  enforce  all 
laws  of  the  State.  Because  of  the  provisions  of  the  ordi- 
nances, the  Mayor  is  the  sole  power,  under  whose  direction 
special  permits,  not  especially  provided  for  through  other 
departments,  can  be  issued.  Permits  to  parade,  permits  for 
automobiles  to  stand  for  hire  in  the  streets,  permits  for 
necessary  toolsheds  and  shelter  houses  in  the  construction 
of  buildings,  for  pyrotechnic  displays,  etc.,  are  issued  under 
his  direction. 

His  office  is  the  clearing  house  or  court  of  last  resort  for 
all  complaints  filed  in  other  departments.  It  requires  his 
sanction  before  a  prisoner  can  be  released  from  the  work- 
house; his  sanction  is  also  necessary  before  a  foundling  can 
be  admitted  to  one  of  the  three  institutions  caring  for 
abandoned  babies,  under  the  direction  of  the  city.  Naturally 
his  office  force  is  extremely  cautious  before  granting  these 
privileges.  The  Mayor  also  is  ex-officio  a  member  of  about 
twenty  department  boards. 


Not  only  is  the  Mayor  the  head  of  the  municipal  ad- 
ministration, but  he  is  the  father-advisor  of  thousands  of 
poor  citizens  who  have  been  unable  to  secure  friendly  sym- 
pathy at  any  other  place.  Ejected  tenants,  fatherless 
children,  widows  and  strangers  in  the  city  come  to  him 
every  day  for  advice.  While  material  assistance  is  not  al- 
ways granted,  the  policy  of  the  administration  is  to  give 
proper  encouragement  in  all  cases. 

These  represent  but  a  few  of  the  minor  problems  under 
the  direction  of  the  Mayor.  Practically  every  citizen  knows 
in  a  general  way  the  larger  problems  with  which  the  Mayor 
has  to  deal. 

THOMAS  H.  ROGERS, 
Secretary  to  the  Mayor. 

MUNICIPAL   BUILDINGS   WORTH   SEEING. 

Municipal  Group   on   south   side   of   Market   Street  from 
Twelfth  Street  to  Fourteenth  Street,  consisting  of: 
City  Hall. 

Containing  Legislative  and  Executive  Offices;  cost  $1,- 
576,000.00. 

Municipal   Courts   Building. 

Containing  Municipal  Offices,  Criminal  Courts,  Juvenile 
Court,  Health  Department  and  Testing  Laboratory;  erected 
in  1912  at  an  approximate  cost  of  $1,000,000.00. 

City  Jail. 

Now  in  course  of  erection,  located  immediately  south  or 
Municipal  Courts  Building;  a  modern  jail  building  which  will 
cost  $250,000.00. 

City  Hospital. 

Located  at  Fourteenth  Street  and  Lafayette  Avenue; 
reached  by  Tower  Grove  and  Bellefontaine  cars.  The 
grounds  contain  5.31  acres;  buildings  contain  500  rooms  with 
total  floor  space  of  6.04  acres.  Will  accommodate  700  pa- 
tients. Cost  of  buildings  approximately  $1,225,000.00.  Com- 
pleted July,  1912. 


Sanitarium. 

Located  at  5300  Arsenal  Street  reached  by  Tower  Gro?e 
cars.  Area  of  grounds  56.78  acres.  Buildings  contain  1,375 
rooms,  with  a  total  floor  space  of  9.3  acres,  and  accom- 
modate at  present  2,000  patients.  Cost  of  buildings,  $1,- 
539,000.00. 

Fire   Engine   Houses. 

Of  the  total  number  of  48  Engine  Houses,  in  which  are 
housed  52   Engine  Companies  and  19  Truck  Companies,  the 
following   are   the    most   modern   and   are   considered   model 
Engine  Houses: 
No.  48. 

Located    at    Shawmut    and    Ridge    Avenues,    reached    by 
Page  and  Wellston  cars. 
No.  50. 

Located    on    Newstead    Avenue    south    of    Forest    Park 
Boulevard  reached  by  Laclede  cars. 
No.  52. 

Containing  motor  apparatus;  located  at  Clayton  and 
Central  Avenues,  reached  by  Market  Street  cars. 

EDMUND  R.  KINSEY, 
President  Board  of  Public  Improvements. 

ST.    LOUIS    PARK    SYSTEM. 

The  people  of  St.  Louis  and  visitors  to  the  city  are  al- 
ways heartily  welcome  at  any  of  the  parks,  playgrounds  and 
recreation  places.  New  facilities  for  their  health,  comfort 
and  enjoyment  are  being  constantly  provided,  and  they  are 
not  only  invited  but  urged  to  use  these  facilities.  The  park 
directory,  given  elsewhere,  describes  briefly  the  size,  location 
and  some  of  the  features  of  the  system.  To  those  desiring 
special  information,  the  following  suggestions  may  be  of 
interest: 

To  The  Nature   Lover. 

Forest  Park — View  from  Art  Hill.  View  from  Govern- 
ment Hill.  Formal  Garden — Government  Hill.  Walks  through 
forest  behind  Art  Museum.  Ride  around  bridle  path.  Scenes 

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along  River  Des  Peres.     Visit  Green  Houses  and  Children's 
Gardens. 

O'Fallon   Park — View   of   Mississippi   River  from   hills. 

Lafayette  Park — Lily  pond  and  other  planting  features. 

Riverside  Park — Beautiful  views  of  Mississippi  River. 
To  The  Athletic   Enthusiast. 

Eighteen  Hole  Golf  Course — Forest  Park.  DeBaliviere 
Avenue  entrance.  Locker  building  with  dressing  rooms, 
showers,  toilets,  etc.,  nearby.  Permits  free  at  Park  Depart- 
ment office,  City  Hall. 

Lawn  Tennis  Courts — Forest  Park,  near  DeBaliviere 
Avenue  entrance;  locker  building  nearby;  also,  near  Clayton 
Avenue  and  Kingshighway,  courts  to  be  constructed  in  1914. 

Lawn  Tennis  Courts — O'Fallon  Park.  Courts  near  Carrie 
and  Florissant  Avenues  entrance. 

Fairground — Near  Fair  Avenue  and  Natural  Bridge  en- 
trance. Permits  for  lawn  tennis  issued  free  at  Park  Depart- 
ment office,  City  Hall. 

Hand-Ball — Forest  Park.  Courts  will  probably  be  con- 
structed near  DeBaliviere  Avenue  entrace  in  1914. 

Swimming — Fairground.     Open-air  Pool. 

Public  Bath  No.  2 — Indoor  Pool.  Seventh  and  Soulard 
Streets. 

Mullanphy  Pool — Open-air  Pool.  Eleventh  and  Mullanphy 
Streets.  Swimming-suits  rented  for  5  cents,  towels  1  cent 
and  soap  sold  1  cent  per  cake.  Open  during  the  summer 
season  from  9  a.  m.  to  10  p.  m.  Entrance  free. 

Boating — Forest  Park;  O'Fallon  Park;  Carondelet  Park. 
Boats  for  hire  in  each  of  the  above  named  parks. 

The  Municipal  League  Baseball  and  Soccer  Football 
Games — Forest  Park;  Fairground;  Carondelet  Park.  Games 
on  Saturdays  and  Sundays  are  well  worth  seeing.  See  daily 
papers  for  schedules. 

To  One  Interested   in  Art  or  History. 

Forest  Park — Art  Museum.  Missouri  Historical  Society 
collection  at  Jefferson  Memorial  Building,  DeBaliviere  Avenue 
entrance  to  park. 


To  The  Music  Lover. 

Various  Parks — Concerts  free  in  several  parks  from  June 
to  October.     See  schedule  in  papers  or.  in  Park  Department 
office. 
To  The  Sociologist. 

Playgrounds;   Public  Baths;   Fairground  Swimming  Pool. 
See  list  in  directory. 
Civic  Centers. 

Tenth  and  Carr  Streets — Columbus  Playground;  Public 
Bath  House  No.  1;  Patrick  Henry  School;  Police  Station; 
Jewish  Alliance  nearby;  Church  of  Santa  Marie  Delia  Miseri- 
cordia. 

Seventh  and  Soulard  Streets — Public  Bath  No.  2;  Soulard 
Branch  Public  Library;  Soulard  Market;  Police  Station;  Pa- 
rochial schools  and  churches. 

To  the  Natural   History  Lover. 

Forest  Park — Zoological  collection  near  the  City  Art 
Museum. 

The  Park  Commissioner  and  his  assistants  will  be 
pleased  to  give  any  further  information  to  anyone  at  any 
time.  The  policy  of  the  department  is  to  encourage  the 
proper  use  of  the  parks  and  recreation  fields  in  every  pos- 
sible way,  and  the  co-operation  of  the  public  in  carrying  out 
this  policy  is  cordially  invited. 

DWIGHT  F.  DAVIS, 

Park  Commissioner. 


THE    WATER    WORKS. 


The  places  of  interest  to  the  public  and  to  visitors  to 
St.  Louis,  which  belong  to  the  Water  Department,  may  be 
listed  as  follows:  Compton  Hill  Reservoir  and  Park,  Pump- 
ing Stations  at  the  Sanitarium,  at  Bissell's  Point,  at  Baden, 
at  the  Chain  of  Rocks,  and  the  Water  Works  Park  at  the 
Chain  of  Rocks. 

At  each  of  the  pumping  stations  during  the  summer  the 
grounds  are  kept  in  order  by  our  gardeners,  and  we  endeavor 
to  make  them  as  attractive  as  possible  by  the  proper  plant- 
ing of  shrubbery  and  flowers.  The  park  at  the  Chain  of 
Rocks  is  probably  the  most  beautiful  and  picturesque  park 
in  St.  Louis;  its  size  is  not  very  great,  but  the  view  from 
the  bluffs  cannot  be  excelled  in  this  vicinity. 

All  of  the  Engine  Houses  are  open  to  visitors  from  8 
a.  m.  to  5  p,  m.  and  a  great  many  visitors  will  be  interested 
in  seeing  the  machinery  in  motion.  The  Coagulant  House 
at  the  Chain  of  Rocks  can  only  be  seen  by  special  permission. 
This  is  because  the  space  is  this  building  is  limited  and  only 

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a  few  persons  at  a  time  can  be  allowed  to  go  through. 

The  new  filters  under  construction  at  the  Chain  of  Rocks 
will  be  especially  interesting  to  persons  that  know  some- 
thing about  construction  work.  This  Filter  Plant  will  be 
completed  before  January  1,  1915,  and  will  then  be  one  of 
the  most  interesting  sights  in  the  city.  It  will  be  possible 
for  visitors  to  see  the  treatment  of  the  water  from  its  in- 
troduction into  the  basins  in  its  muddy  condition  to  the  final 
polished  water  delivered  by  the  filters. 

The  department  does  not  have  any  special  guides  to 
take  visitors  through  the  different  plants,  but  at  all  times 
there  will  be  found  employes  on  duty  who  are  instructed  to 
extend  every  courtesy  to  visitors  and  give  them  information 
in  regard  to  the  operation  of  the  Water  Works. 


The  Coagulant   House,  Chain   of    Rocks. 
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The    Municipal    Railway. 

Following  is  the  daily  schedule  of  cars  between  Baden 
and  the  Chain  of  Rocks: 

Daily  Except  Saturday  and  Sunday. 


Leaves. 
Biss.  Pt. 

7: 00  a.  m. 

8: 00  a.m. 

10:00  a.  m. 

2: 00  p.  m. 

4: 00  p.m. 
5: 00  p.m. 

10: 00  p.m. 


NORTH  BOUND 

Leaves. 
Baden 


7:15 

8:15 

10:15 

11:15 

2:15 

3:15 

4:15 

5:45 

6:45 

10:15 


a.  m. 
a.  m. 
a.  m. 
a.  m. 
p.  m. 
p.  m. 
p.  m. 
p,  m. 
p.  m. 
p.  m. 

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Arr.  Chain 
of  Rocks 

7:30  a.m. 

8:30  a.m. 
10: 30  a.m. 
11:30  a.m. 

2: 30  p.m. 

3: 30  p.  m. 

4: 30  p.m. 

6:00  p.m. 

7: 00  p.  m. 
10: 30  p.m. 


SOUTH  BOUND 

Lv.  Chain  Arrives  Arrives 

of  Rocks.  Baden  Biss.  Pt. 

7: 30  a.m.  7: 45  a.m.  8: 00  a.m. 

8: 30  a.m.  8: 45  a.m.  9: 00  a.m. 

11: 00  a.m.  11: 15  a.m. 

11: 30  a.m.  11: 45  a.m.  12: 00m. 

2: 30  p.m.  2: 45  p.m.  3: 00  p.m. 

4:00  p.  m.  4: 15  p.  m. 

4:30p.m.  4:45p.m.  5:00p.m. 

6: 00  p.m.  6: 15  p.m. 

7: 00  p.m.  7: 15  p.m.  7: 30  p.m. 

10:30  p.m.  10:45  p.m.  11:00  p.m. 

On  Saturday  afternoon  and  Sunday,  cars  run  every  hour 
from  7  a.  m.  to  7  p.  m.  These  cars  will  be  operated  more 
frequently  when  the  number  of  visitors  require  more  fre- 
quent trips.  The  fare  on  this  railroad  is  5tf  each  way,  but 
tickets  are  sold  8  for  25tf. 

To  reach  the  Baden  Terminus  of  the  line  it  is  necessary 
to  take  the  Broadway  car  to  Baden  Avenue,  which  is  about 
8300  North  Broadway.  A  short  walk  to  the  east  brings  visi- 
tors to  the  Water  Works  Railway. 

I  might  say,  in  reference  to  the  magnitude  of  the  Water 
Works,  that  when  the  present  extensions  are  completed,  it 
will  have  a  daily  working  capacity  of  150  million  gallons. 
The  Filter  Plant  will  be  the  largest  rapid  sand  Filter  Plant 
in  the  world,  as  well  as  the  most  modern  and  up-to-date. 

The  actual  cost  of  the  Water  Works,  since  it  was  first 
inaugurated  as  a  Municipal  institution  has  been  close  to 
$30,000,000.00.  The  income  is  about  $2,150,000.00  per  year. 
The  net  operating  expenses  are  close  to  $1,000,000.00,  the 
surplus  being  used  to  pay  interest  and  sinking  fund  on 
bonds,  and  also  to  pay  for  the  necessary  extensions  and  im- 
provements. 

EDWARD  E.  WALL, 
Water  Commissioner. 


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THE  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS. 

The  St.  Louis  Public  Schools  in  their  endeavor  to  meet 
all  of  the  needs  of  the  children  and  young  people  of  school 
age  have  been  developed  in  nearly  all  of  the  directions  which 
modern  cities  have  recently  taken. 

A  college  for  the  training  of  teachers  is  maintained  as  a 
part  of  the  school  system.  Four  high  schools  for  white 
pupils  and  one  for  colored  and  over  one  hundred  elementary 
and  special  schools  are  conducted  throughout  the  regular 
school  year. 

The  elementary  schools  are  in  session  from  9  to  3:20 
daily;  the  day  high  schools  from  9  to  2:30. 

Special  provision  for  backward  and  defective  children 
is  made  in  thirteen  Special  Schools  for  individual  instruction. 
One  Open  Air  School  for  anaemic  and  pre-tubercular  children 
is  in  session  the  year  around.  A  school  for  dependent  and 
delinquent  children  is  maintained,  and  also  a  school  for  the 
deaf. 


Glasgow   School. 

In  addition  to  these  regular  day  schools,  a  large  number 
of  school  buildings  are  open  in  the  evening  for  the  instruc- 


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tion  of  those  who  work  during  the  day  but  desire  the  op- 
portunity for  further  education  in  the  evening. 

During  the  summer  period  several  elementary  and  high 
schools  will  be  in  session. 

Detailed  information  in  regard  to  any  of  the  schools, 
their  locations,  the  means  of  reaching  them,  and  the  special 
kinds  of  educational  work  to  be  observed  will  all  be  furnished 
upon  inquiry  at  the  office  of  the  Superintendent  of  Instruc- 
tion Board  of  Education  Building,  911  Locust  Street. 

Visitors  are  always  welcome  in  the  St.  Louis  Public 
Schools  and,  whenever  possible,  it  is  requested  that  they 
call  at  the  office  of  the  Superintendent  of  Instruction  for  di- 
rections for  their  visitation. 

BEN  BLEWETT, 

Superintendent. 

THE  ST.  LOUIS  PUBLIC   LIBRARY. 

The  St.  Louis  Public  Library  is  under  the  direction  of 
a  board  of  nine  members  appointed  by  the  Mayor,  and  is 
supported  by  public  taxation  under  the  state  library  law. 
It  includes  the  Central  Library,  housed  in  a  building  costing 
one  and  a  half  million  dollars,  opened  in  January,  1912;  six 
branch  libraries,  in  buildings  erected  at  various  times  be- 
tween 1906  and  1911;  about  sixty  delivery  stations  in  all 
parts  of  the  city;  and  traveling  libraries,  collections  of  books 
sent  out  to  schools,  clubs,  associations,  etc.  Part  of  the 
expense  of  erecting  the  central  and  branch  buildings  was 
met  from  a  fund  of  one  million  dollars,  donated  by  Mr. 
Andrew  Carnegie. 

Use  of  these  facilities  is  free  to  all  residents  of  St.  Louis 
and  to  non-residents  who  own  property  there  or  have  perma- 
nent employment  therein.  Other  non-residents  pay  one  dollar 
a  year. 

The  new  Central  Library  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful 
buildings  in  the  city.  Strangers  are  welcome  and  will  be 
shown  over  the  Library  by  assistants  on  request.  Some  of 

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the  beautiful  things  to  be  seen  in  it  are  the  marble  Entrance 
Hall,  with  its  frescoed  ceiling;  the  great  marble  Delivery 
Hall,  one  of  the  most  beautiful  rooms  in  the  country;  the 
Art  Room,  with  its  ceiling  inspired  by  that  of  a  Florentine 
Church,  and  its  frequent  exhibitions  of  paintings,  prints  and 
other  material;  the  Reading  Room,  with  its  ceiling  copied 
from  that  of  the  Laurentian  Library  in  Florence,  designed 
by  Michael  Angelo;  the  Reference  and  Open  Shelf  Rooms, 
with  their  curious  ceilings  of  painted  beams,  in  the  style 
used  in  the  old  French  chateaux;  and  the  beautifully  ap- 
pointed Children's  Room  on  the  ground  floor,  where  the 
little  ones  are  always  welceme. 

The  Library,  with  its  branches,  now  contains  nearly  four 
hundred  thousand  volumes,  and  the  circulation  for  home 
use  amounts  yearly  to  nearly  two  million,  including  sets  v.f 
books  sent  out  to  schools  for  supplementary  reading. 

Information   For  Readers. 

Central  Library — Olive,  Thirteenth  and  Fourteenth 
Streets. 

Ground  Floor — Children's  Department.  Applied  Science 
Room.  Traveling  Libraries.  Stations  Department.  News- 
paper Room.  Bindery.  Building  Superintendent. 

Main  Floor — Reference  Room.  Reading  Room.  Open 
Shelf  Room.  Art  Room.  Delivery  Hall.  Registration. 

Third  Floor — Administration.  Pamplilet  Room.  Cata- 
logue and  Order  Department.  Assembly  Room.  Map  Room. 
Training  Class. 

Barr  Branch — Lafayette  and  Jefferson  Avenues.  Jeffer- 
son Avenue  or  Fourth  Street  cars. 

Cabanne  Branch — Cabanne  and  Union  Avenues.  Hodia- 
mont  or  Union  Avenue  cars. 

Carondelet  Branch — Kraus  Street  and  Michigan  Avenue. 
Belief  on  taine  or  Broadway  cars. 

Frederick  M.  Crunden  Branch — Fourteenth  Street  and 
Cass  Avenue.  Cass  Avenue  or  Cherokee  cars. 

Divoll  Branch — Eleventh  and  Farrar  Streets.  Belle- 
fontaine  cars. 

Soulard   Branch — Seventh   and   Soulard   Streets.     Broad- 

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way  or  Seventh  Street  cars. 

Municipal  Reference  Branch — Room  206,  City  Hall. 

Central  Library — All  Departments,  9  a.  m.  to  9  p.  m.; 
Reading  and  Reference  Rooms,  9  a.  m.  to  10  p.  m.  Sunday, 
Reference  and  Reading  Rooms  and  Open  Shelf  Room  (for 
reading  only),  2  to  9  p.  m. 

Branch  Libraries — 10  a.  m.  to  9  p.  m.,  except  Cabanne 
Branch,  to  10  p.  m.  Sunday  (for  reference  and  reading  only), 
2  to  6  p.  m. 

ARTHUR  E.  BOSTWICK, 

Librarian. 

THE  CITY  ART  MUSEUM. 

The  City  Art  Museum  of  St.  Louis  occupies  a  unique 
position  among  museums,  in  that  it  is  the  only  Municipal 
Art  Museum  in  America  entirely  supported  from  public  funds. 
A  full  history  of  the  Institution  would  make  interesting  read- 
ing but  would  not  be  consistent  with  the  purpose  of  this 
paper.  The  museum  building,  one  of  the  most  beautiful  in 
America,  inherited  from  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition 
Company,  stands  on  Art  Hill  in  the  center  of  Forest  Park. 
The  Park,  with  its  drives  and  broad  vistas  of  level  sward, 
the  lagoons  and  avenues  of  grand  old  forest  trees,  the  distant 
city  with  its  many  colored  dwellings  toned  by  the  interven- 
ing atmosphere  into  a  harmony  of  color  that  would  make  the 
heart  of  a  Corot  or  Turner,  leap  with  ecstasy.  All  lies 
spread  out  at  one's  feet,  and  yet  many  St.  Louisans  do  not 
know  such  a  place  exists.  If  one  made  the  trip  to  the  Mu- 
seum for  this  view  alone,  he  would  be  amply  repaid;  but 
this  is  only  a  small  part  of  the  attraction. 

Inside  the  walls  of  this  city-owned  Art  Museum,  there 
are  collections  which  well  might  be  the  envy  of  any  museum, 
and  treasures  sufficient  to  supply  the  needs  of  the  most  ex- 
acting connoisseur.  Upon  entering,  one  finds  himself  in  a 
magnificent  hall,  filled  with  the  largest  and  most  representa- 
tive collection  of  American  sculpture  in  existence.  Mr.  Wm. 
R.  French  of  Chicago,  exclaimed  that  it  was  the  finest  hall 
adapted  to  sculpture  in  the  world.  Among  the  pieces  of 

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special  interest  are  "The  Sun  Vow"  by  Hermon  A.  MacNeil, 
"The  Puritan"  by  Augustus  St.  Gaudens,  "Death  and  The 
Sculptor"  by  Daniel  Chester  French,  "Lincoln"  by  A.  A. 
Weinman,  "Young  Sophocles"  by  John  Donoghue,  and  many 
others  by  all  the  leading  American  sculptors. 

Four  galleries  are  filled  with  casts  from  the  antique, 
representing  some  of  the  most  noted  works  by  the  Greek  and 
Roman  masters.  Many  of  the  collections  are  distinctly 
unique.  The  porcelains  and  "Gres  Flammes"  by  M.  Taxile 
Doat,  the  Gifford  Dyer  paintings  of  Athens,  and  a  collection 
of  Greek  vases  of  the  period  of  about  470  B.  C.,  said  by  Pro- 
fessor Furtwangler  to  equal  any  in  existence.  The  Naples 
bronze  reproductions  have  the  distinction  of  being  the  first 
to  be  exhibited  in  America  and  were  cast  by  the  Italian 
government  expressly  for  the  St.  Louis  Art  Museum. 

The  large  picture  galleries  are  filled  with  paintings,  many 
of  which  are  masterpieces  of  modern  art.  It  is  the  aim  to 
acquire  in  time  a  representative  collection  of  American 
paintings.  The  City  Art  Museum  boasts  the  possession  of 
such  works  as  "Another  Marguerite"  by  Sorolla,  "The  Wolf 
Charmer"  by  John  La  Farge,  "Loch  Lomond"  by  Gustave 
Dore,  "Sheep  Shearing  in  the  Bavarian  Highlands"  by  Walter 
Shirlaw,  "Dash  for  Timber"  by  Frederick  Remington,  "In  the 
Pasture"  by  Julian  Dupre;  and  many  others  which  are  con- 
ceded to  be  the  masterpieces  of  the  men  represented. 

Among  the  recent  acquisitions  is  a  collection  of  prints. 
There  are  works  by  Rembrandt,  Durer,  Whistler,  Haden  and 
others  of  note.  The  whole  aim  of  the  management  is  to  make 
the  museum  distinctly  educational  in  its  character.  With 
this  in  view  twenty-three  special  exhibitions  have  been  held 
during  the  year,  many  representing  the  best  that  is  being 
done  in  the  field  of  art,  bringing  together  in  St.  Louis  from 
all  over  our  land  and  from  foreign  countries  collections  of 
paintings,  applied  arts  and  sculpture  which  it  would  be  im- 
possible to  see  unless  one  spent  months  or  years  in  travel. 
These  exhibitions  are  changed  every  month.  Such  exhibi- 
tions as  the  French  Societe  Des  Peintres  et  des  Sculpteurs, 
French  Impressionists,  Paintings  by  Sorolla,  Sculpture  by 
Prince  Paul  Troubetzkoy,  Paintings  by  Contemporary  Spanish 
Artists,  German  Graphic  Arts,  etc.,  etc.,  exhibited  the  past 

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season  and  the  Leon  Bakst  collection,  Hungarian,  Austrian 
and  Bohemian  Graphic  Arts,  and  a  collection  of  sculpture  and 
paintings  by  Constantin  Meunier,  which  are  coming,  show 
the  wide  range  of  our  activities  in  this  direction. 

Visitors  are  provided  with  a  guide  upon  request,  cata- 
logues and  other  publications  are  on  sale,  gallery  talks  and 
lectures  are  given  from  time  to  time,  classes  from  the  schools 
are  conducted  through  by  special  arrangement.  The  thirty- 
nine  large  galleries  have  been  entirely  overhauled  and  the 
collections  re-arranged,  classified  and  labeled.  New  works  of 
a  high  standard  are  acquired  as  our  funds  permit.  It  is  the 
expectation  to  add  only  objects  of  the  highest  rank,  making 
up  in  quality  what  may  be  missed  in  numbers,  that  the  City 
Art  Museum  may  become  an  institution  of  which  every 
St.  Louisan  may  be  proud. 

The  building  is  open  and  free  every  day  in  the  year 
from  10  a.  m.  to  5  p.  m.,  except  Sundays,  when  it  is  open 
from  10  a.  m.  to  6  p.  m. 

The  nearest  street  car  lines  are  the  Market  line  at  Tamra 
Avenue  and  the  Olive-University  line  at  Skinker  Road.  All 
cross  lines  transfer  to  the  above  lines.  The  time  required 
from  the  business  district  is  forty-five  minutes,  allowing  ten 
minutes  walk  after  leaving  the  car. 

R.  A.   HOLLAND, 

Director. 

THE  RIVER  FRONT. 

Points  of  interest  on  the  River  Front  are  these: 
The  paved  wharf  which  extends  from  Chouteau  Avenue 
on  the  south  to  Biddle  Street  on  the  north,  is  always  clean 
and  sanitary,  and  is  accessible  at  all  times,  excepting  such 
periods  of  extreme  high  water  as  we  may  have.  Visitors 
here  may  get  a  good  view  of  the  Harbor  as  well  as  an  op- 
portunity to  see  the  famed  "Municipal  Bridge"  and  the  beau- 
tiful "Eads  Bridge." 

The  Harbor  Boat  "Erastus  Wells"  is  usually  moored  at 
the  foot  of  Market  Street  and  is  open  for  inspection. 

When   at  the  wharf  the   U.   S.   Naval   Reserves   fleet   of 

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Gun    Boats    may   be    seen    moored   at   the   foot   of   Chouteau 
Avenue,  directly  under  the  Municipal  Bridge. 

ARNOLD  J.  HELLMICH, 
Harbor  and  Wharf  Commissioner. 
THE    HOSPITAL   SERVICE. 

There  are  seven  divisions  of  the  Hospital  Department, 
the  most  interesting  of  which,  I  believe  to  be  at  the  present 
time,  the  City  Hospital,  Sanitarium  and  Infirmary.  The 
Dispensary  is  housed  in  an  old  building,  but  will  be  trans- 
ferred to  a  new  building  as  soon  as  the  same  can  be  erected 
on  the  southeast  corner  of  the  Municipal  Courts  Building  lot. 
It  will  then  be  very  interesting. 

The  visiting  hours  at  the  City  Hospital  are  from  1:30  to 
2:30  p.  m.  daily;  at  the  Sanitarium  from  9  to  11  a.  m.  and 
1  to  4  p.  m.  on  Sundays,  Tuesday  and  Fridays,  and  at  the 
Infirmary  from  8  to  10  a.  m.  and  1  to  4  p.  m.  daily. 

The  institutions  are  all  open  to  public  inspection  during 
visiting  hours,  and  those  interested  will  be  shown  whatever 
they  may  desire  to  see,  with  the  possible  exception  of  pa- 
tients who  would  be  injured  by  having  visitors. 

The  three  above  mentioned  institutions  are  all  in 
splendid  condition  and  visiting  them  should  be  encouraged. 

I  daresay  that  hardly  ten  per  cent  of  the  citizens  of  St. 
Louis  have  any  idea  of  the  amount  and  character  of  charit- 
able work  carried  on  by  the  city.  I  can  say,  without  fear  of 
contradiction,  that  St.  Louis  today  conducts  the  best  muni- 
cipal institutions  in  the  United  States,  taking  them  all  to- 
gether. There  is  no  other  large  city  which  conduts  as  many 
as  does  St.  Louis. 

CLEVELAND  H.  SHUTT,  M.  D., 

Hospital   Commissioner. 
THE   HEALTH   SERVICE. 

To  such  visitors  as  are  interested  in  sanitary  work, 
we  are  able,  and  will  be  glad  to  show,  the  methods  of  thi3 
department  in  handling  contagion,  sanitary  nuisances,  dairy 
inspections,  fumigations,  meat  inspection,  municipal  chemical 
work  and  the  control  of  irregular  medical  practitioners. 
MAX  C.  STARKLOFF,  M.  D., 

Health  Commissioner. 

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THE  CITY  WORKHOUSE. 

The  City  Workhouse  is  situated  at  4200  South  Broadway. 
It  is  a  penal  institution  for  prisoners  from  our  Police  and 
Criminal  Courts  of  Correction.  The  main  cell  house  for 
men  was  erected  in  1853;  all  other  buildings  are  new  and 
equipped  with  modern  conveniences. 

Connected  with  the  Workhouse  is  a  stone-quarry  where 
the  macadam  for  use  of  the  Street  Department  is  obtained. 
About  200  men  are  employed  here.  A  modern  steam  laundry 
does  work  for  some  of  the  City  institutions. 

Visitors  are  welcome  at  any  time  between  10  a.  m.  and 
5  p.  m.  A  guard  will  be  furnished  to  conduct  them  over  the 
premises. 

F.  J.  PRIMAVESI, 

Superintendent. 


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MUNICIPAL   REFERENCE    LIBRARY. 

The  .Municipal  Reference  Library  can,  in  several  ways, 
be  of  assistance  to  strangers  in  the  city,  though  of  course, 
in  no  spectacular  way.  The  library  now  serves  as  a  sort 
of  general  bureau  of  city  information.  By  this  I  mean  that 
it  is  perhaps  the  best  place  to  go  in  the  City  Hall  to  get 
general  information  about  our  city  government,  its  depart- 
ments, etc.  If  the  inquiries  cannot  be  answered  here,  we 
can  at  least  tell  where  in  the  Hall  they  can  be  disposed  of. 
The  library  is  certainly  the  best  place  to  obtain  copies  of 
city  documents  that  are  available  for  distribution.  It  would 
be  interesting  to  anyone  who  wished  to  learn  the  progress 
of  our  city  in  advanced  legislation — we  are  well  prepared  on 
matters  of  that  sort.  As  to  history,  the  library  contains 
little,  and  the  Central  Library  building  is  the  place  for  the 
person  interested  in  the  past  of  St.  Louis. 

ANDREW  LINN  BOSTWICK, 
Municipal  Reference  Librarian. 

THE    POLICE. 

Particular  attention  is  paid  to  the  instruction  of  all 
policemen  in  the  locations  of  public  buildings  and  public 
places,  and  information  relating  to  the  street  car  service  in 
the  city.  In  all  examinations  under  our  Civil  Service  System 
are  included  twenty-five  questions  as  to  where  such  institu- 
tions as  public  and  branch  libraries,  parks,  hotels,  govern- 
ment and  city  buildings,  and  office  buildings  are  located; 
and  then  questions  are  submitted  which  have  a  tendency  to 
drill  the  men  as  to  the  particular  sections  of  the  city  reached 
by  certain  car  lines.  Information  like  this,  which  is  of  in- 
estimable value  to  strangers  or  our  own  citizens  who  are  not 
familiar  with  the  various  localities,  is  considered  of  the 
greatest  value,  and  from  the  time  a  man  goes  on  the  force, 
he  is  urgently  trained  to  be  able  to  answer  any  reasonable 
question  at  a  moment's  notice. 
Demeanor  Toward  The  Public. 

The  demeanor  to  be  maintained  by  police  officers  to- 
wards all  persons  is  covered  in  Section  38  of  the  Police 
Manual,  as  follows:  "He  shall  be  quiet,  civil  and  orderly  in 

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his  conduct  and  deportment,  and  shall  at  all  times  be  at- 
tentive and  zealous  in  the  discharge  of  his  duty,  controlling 
his  temper  and  exercising  the  utmost  patience  and  discre- 
tion." 

The  public  is  particularly  interested  in  the  Section  which 
follows,  number  39:  "He  shall  answer  any  question  with  all 
possible  attention  and  courtesy  and  not  in  a  short  and  care- 
less manner;  avoiding,  however,  all  unnecessary  conversation 
or  controversy." 

Another  rule  upon  which  we  lay  great  stress  is  contained 
in  Section  151:  "He  shall  furnish  information  and  render  aid 
to  all  persons  when  requested  so  far  as  the  same  may  be 
consistent  with  his  duty." 

As  to  the  treatment  of  visitors  in  police  stations  that  is 
covered  in  Section  217:  "Every  police  officer  and  employee 
shall  show  civility  and  attention  to  every  person  visiting  a 
station  house  on  business.  No  person  shall  be  permitted  to 
remain  in  a  station  house  or  enter  behind  the  desk  without 
permission  of  the  officer  in  charge  or  of  a  superior  officer." 
Police  Bureaus  of  Interest. 

As  to  model  police  stations  to  which  citizens  or  strangers 
will  be  welcome,  we  have  a  number.  Police  Headquarters, 
208  South  12th  Street,  a  four-story,  modern  fire-proof  struc- 
ture, is  considered  one  of  the  finest  police  headquarters  in 
the  country.  The  Central  Police  District,  containing  the  busi- 
ness area  of  the  city,  confined  between  Chouteau  Avenue  on 
the  south,  Washington  Avenue  on  the  north,  22nd  Street 
on  the  west  and  the  river  on  the  east,  occupies  the  first 
floor  and  basement.  The  office  of  the  Chief  of  the  Secret 
Service  Bureau  and  the  Bertillon  System  occupies  the  second 
floor;  the  offices  of  the  Chief  of  Police  are  on  the  third  floor, 
while  the  fourth  floor  is  the  headquarters  and  meeting  room 
of  the  Board  of  Police  Commissioners.  Especial  attention  is 
paid  to  visitors  in  this  building.  Heads  of  departments  will- 
ingly assign  guides  to  show  interested  persons  over  every 
part  of  the  building,  and  give  such  information  as  is  allow- 
able to  the  public. 
Model  Stations. 

Other  model  police  stations  are  as  follows: 

Fourth  District,  Northeast  corner  10th  and  Carr  Streets 

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Seventh  District,  Southeast  corner  Grand  and  Magnolia 
Avenues. 

Eighth  District,  Northwest  corner  Leftingwell  and  La- 
clede  Avenues. 

Eleventh  District,  east  side  of  Newstead  Avenue,  just 
north  of  Laclede  Avenue. 

Twelfth  District,  Northeast  corner  Page  and  Union 
Avenues,  and  the  Mounted  District,  on  Clayton  Road  in  Forest 
Park. 

SAMUEL  B.  McPHEETERS, 
President,  Board  of  Police  Commissioners. 

ST.   LOUIS   INDUSTRIAL   SCHOOL. 

This  Institution,  on  Osage  Street  and  Virginia  Avenue, 
is  open  to  visitors  from  9  a.  m.  to  5  p.  m.  every  day,  and 
guides  will  be  furnished  to  visitors. 

The  entire  Institution,  including  the  School  Rooms,  Man- 
ual Training  Department,  Laundry,  Tailor  Shop  and  Electric 
Light  Plant,  is  open  to  visitors.  Bellefontaine  and  Grand 
cars  pass  nearby. 

J.  W.   MAJOR, 

Superintendent. 
THE    MISSOURI    BOTANICAL    GARDEN. 

The   Missouri  Botanical  Garden,   founded   by  Henry   Shaw, 
in    1858,    represents   the    most   complete    botanical   garden   in 
America.     In  it  about  12,000  kinds  of  plants,  assembled  from 
all  parts  of  the  world,  are  being  grown  and  displayed. 
Location. 

The  Missouri  Botanical  Garden  (Shaw's  Garden)  is  situ- 
ated at  Tower  Grove  Avenue  and  Flora  Boulevard,  on  the 
Vandeventer  Avenue  car  line — transfer  south  from  all  east 
and  west  intersecting  lines. 

The  Garden  is  open  to  the  public  week  days  the  year 
'round,  from  8:00  a.  m.  until  a  half  hour  after  sunset;  Sun- 
days, from  May  till  December,  2:00  p.  m.  till  sunset. 
Admission  free. 

Personally  conducted  trips  through  the  Garden  every 
Saturday  afternoon  from  May  1  to  November  1,  starting  fror.i 

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the  main  gate  at  3:00  p.  m.     Other  trips  may  be  arranged 
for  by  special  appointment.     Bell  phone,  Grand  567. 
Floral  'Displays. 

With  the  exception  of  the  three  summer  months,  a 
monthly  display  of  flowering  plants  is  maintained  in  the  two 
floral  display  houses  of  the  new  conservatory.  These  dis- 
plays include  chrysanthemums,  poinsettias,  tulips,  hyacinths, 
roses,  begonias  and  many  others,  too  numerous  to  mention, 
each  in  its  respective  season. 
Special  Collections. 

An  unusually  fine  collection  of  palms  is  exhibited  in  the 
new  palm  house  just  completed. 

An  entire  house  is  devoted  to  the  ferns  and  another  to 
tropical  fruits,  medicinal,  fibre  and  other  economic  plants. 

The  orchids,  comprising  one  of  the  finest  collections  in 
the  world,  are  displayed  in  a  special  house  and,  although, 
flowering  in  greatest  profusion  during  tne  winter  month?, 
some  of  these  interesting  plants  will  be  found  blooming  at 
all  times. 

Another  house  is  occupied  by  a  collection  of  insectivor- 
ous plants,  including  pitcher  plants,  Venus  fly-trap,  sun-dews 
and  others. 

The  cacti  and  other  succulent  plants  have  been  brought 
together    in    a    small    conservatory,    presenting    a    miniature 
desert  scene. 
Outdoor  Features. 

A  medicinal  garden,  containing  over  a  hundred  kinds  of 
drug-yielding  plants;  the  herbaceous  tract,  comprising  col- 
lections of  agricultural  and  decorative  plants;  the  North 
American  Tract,  a  large  area  devoted  to  hardy  plants  native 
of  the  North  American  Continent;  the  arboretum,  a  tract  of 
quiet,  natural  woodland;  and  the  water  garden,  comprising 
numerous  ponds  and  pools,  planted  with  water  lilies,  lotus 
and  other  striking  water  plants. 
The  Rose  Garden. 

From  late  spring  until  frost,  the  rose  garden,  with  its 
500  carefully  selected  varieties  of  roses,  ranks  among  the 
most  noteworthy  of  the  Garden's  attractions. 

GEORGE  T.  MOORE, 

Director. 

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MISSOURI    HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 

The  collections  of  the  Missouri  Historical  Society  occupy 
the  Jefferson  Memorial,  which  stands  upon  the  site  of  the 
World's  Fair  of  1904.  The  collections  have  special  reference 
to  the  Territory  of  Louisiana,  now  divided  into  thirteen 
states.  A  large  section  in  one  of  the  wings  is  occupied  by 
an  archaelogical  collection  which  the  Missouri  Historical 
Society  has  been  assembling,  with  continuous  effort,  directed 
to  all  parts  of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  during  the  past  forty 
years.  The  Indian  collection  includes  thirty  thousand  speci- 
mens. One  of  the  possessions  of  the  Historical  Society  is 
the  sun  dial  which  Thomas  Jefferson  made  and  used  at  his 
home,  Monticello,  in  Virginia. 

The  first  printing  press  set  up  and  used  west  of  St. 
Louis,  the  second  printing  press  brought  to  this  side  of  the 
Mississippi  River,  is  one  of  the  historical  exhibits.  It  was 
used  at  Franklin,  Missouri,  to  print  the  Missouri  Intelligencer 
as  early  as  1819.  One  of  the  cannons  carried  on  the  steam- 
boats of  the  American  Fur  Company  one  hundred  years  ago, 
is  preserved.  There  are  many  oil  portraits  of  governors  and 
pioneers  of  the  states  within  the  Louisiana  Purchase. 

The  collection  of  manuscripts  goes  back  to  the  earliest 
settlements  west  of  the  Mississippi  River.  It  is  one  of  the 
largest  collections  in  the  United  States.  Many  of  the  manu- 
scripts relate  to  the  French  and  Spanish  sovereignty.  There 
are/ original  petitions  of  early  settlers  of  Missouri  and  other 
states  for  land  grants.  There  are  official  letters  of  the 
governors  and  commandants  before  the  American  authority 
superseded  the  Spanish. 

The  historical  library,  bearing  upon  the  history  of  the 
thirteen  states  created  out  of  the  Louisiana  Purchase,  num- 
bers over  twenty-five  thousand  volumes.  The  collection  of 
these  books  has  been  in  progress  at  St.  Louis  for  more  than 
half  a  century.  Genealogies,  private  letters  and  diaries  of 
persons  once  resident  in  the  Louisiana  Territory  are  in- 
cluded in  a  family  history  department. 

The  Jefferson  Memorial  stands  on  the  location  of  the 
main  entrance  of  the  World's  Fair.  The  rotunda  or  arch 

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is  sixty  feet  in  diameter.  The  entire  front,  including  the 
arch  and  the  wings,  is  330  feet  in  length.  The  facade  of 
the  central  section  is  fronted  by  six  massive  columns.  Under 
the  prch  is  the  marble  statue  of  Thomas  Jefferson  executed 
by  Karl  Bitter.  The  commission  which  planned  the  Jefferson 
monument  for  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Louisiana  Pur- 
chase Exposition  was  composed  of  Isaac  S.  Taylor,  who  was 
Director  of  Works;  Karl  Bitter,  who  was  Chief  of  Sculpture, 
and  George  E.  Kessler,  who  was  the  Landscape  Architect  of 
the  World's  Fair. 

A  conspicuous  place  in  the  arch  is  occupied  by  a 
large  bronze  group,  "The  Signing  of  the  Treaty."  It  repre- 
sents Monroe,  Marbois  and  Livingstone  putting  their  signa- 
tures to  the  treaty  of  acquisition  of  the  Louisiana  Territory 
at  Paris  on  the  30th  of  April,  1803.  The  Government  of  the 
United  States,  the  City  of  St.  Louis  and  the  Louisiana  Pur- 
chase Exposition  Company  united  in  the  erection  of  the 
Jefferson  Memorial. 

The  Missouri  Historical  collections  are  open  to  visitors 
every  day  in  the  week  from  10  a.  m.  to  5  p.  m.  University 
cars  on  Olive  Street  pass  the  Memorial. 

CHARLES  PARSONS  PETTUS, 

Acting  Director. 

DIRECTORY    OF    THE    ST.    LOUIS    PARK    SYSTEM. 

Bayard   Triangle. 

Acquired  from  the  Street  Department  in   1911.     A  small 
triangle   0.02   acres   in  area,  located  at  Page   Boulevard   and 
Bayard  Avenue.     Reached  by  the  Page  Avenue  cars. 
Benton   Park. 

A  neighborhood  park  of  great  natural  beauty,  about  14.30 
acres  in  extent.  It  was  acquired  from  the  City  Commons 
in  1866.  It  is  situated  between  Jefferson  Avenue,  Wyoming 
Street,  Illinois  Avenue  and  Arsenal  Street,  and  is  reached 
by  the  Jefferson  Avenue  and  Cass  Avenue  car  lines.  A 
monument  to  Fr.  K.  F.  Hecker,  by  E.  C.  Jenssen,  stands 
near  the  Wyoming  Street  side  of  the  park. 
Buder  Square. 

This  square  was  presented  to  the  city  by  Gustavus  A. 
Buder  and  family  as  a  memorial  to  Susan  Buder.  It  lies 

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between  Ewing  Avenue,  Hickory  Street,  California  Avenue 
and  Rutger  Street.  It  is  under  construction  as  a  children's 
playground,  with  wading  pool,  shelter  and  comfort  station. 
It  contains  2.35  acres.  Was  transferred  in  April,  1913.  Park 
Avenue  and  Compton  Avenue  cars  within  2  blocks. 

Carr  Square. 

This  square  was  acquired  by  gift  of  Wm.  C.  Carr  in 
1842.  These  2.30  acres  lie  between  Fifteenth,  Sixteenth,  Carr 
and  Wash  Streets.  It  is  a  neighborhood  park  very  largely 
used  during  the  summer.  Children's  playgrounds  in  the 
eastern  portion  used  by  248,237  children  in  1912-13.  The 
comfort  station  was  used  by  1,046,606  people  in  1912-1913. 
Hodiamont  and  Lee  Avenue  cars  pass  this  park. 

Carondelet  Park. 

A  picturesque  park  in  which  a  peculiar  geological  forma- 
tion adds  variety  to  the  landscape.  It  is  180  acres  in  extent, 
and  was  purchased  in  the  year  1875  for  $140,570.10.  It  <s 
located  between  Kansas  Street,  Loughborough  Avenue,  Colo- 
rado Avenue  and  Sharp  Street,  and  is  reached  by  the  Belle- 
fontaine  cars  from  the  down-town  district,  and  by  the  Grand 
Avenue  cars  transferring  to  Bellefontaine  from  up-town. 
The  proposed  Kingshighway,  Grand  Avenue  and  River  Des 
Peres  Boulevards  will  connect  through  the  park.  The  Caron- 
delet divisions  of  the  Municipal  Base-ball,  Soccer  and  Lawn 
Tennis  Leagues  use  the  athletic  grounds  of  this  park,  there 
being  four  tennis  courts,  two  base-ball  and  one  foot-ball 
fields.  The  lake  is  used  for  boating  in  summer  and  skating 
in  winter.  Much  used  for  picnics  during  the  season.  New 
boat  house  and  comfort  stations  to  be  erected  and  many 
road  changes  made  when  money  is  available.  Bellefontaine 
cars  are  three  blocks  from  Kansas  Street  entrance. 

Carnegie  Place. 

Consists  of  1.75  acres,  acquired  in  1899.  Was  formerly  a 
market  site,  and  is  located  at  Indiana  Avenue  and  Utah 
Street.  A  long  narrow  park,  the  northern  portion  of  which 
is  used  as  a  children's  playground,  which  recorded  an  at- 
tendance of  40,034  in  1912-13.  It  is  reached  by  the  Jefferson 
and  Cass  Avenue  lines. 

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Carondelet   Heights   Playground. 

Is  l1/^  acres  in  extent,  and  was  leased  in  1911  from 
Mullanphy  Emigrant  Relief  Fund  and  is  under  construction 
as  a  playground  for  children.  Located  at  Virginia  Avenue 
and  Quincy  Street.  Bellefontaine  cars  one  block  east  of 
playground. 
Children's  Gardens. 

Consist  of  garden  plots  5  by  17  feet  in  extent.  Located 
close  to  Forest  Park  Greenhouses,  Oakland  Avenue  and 
convenient  to  Market  Street  car  line.  These  plots  are  cared 
for  by  boys  from  8  to  16  years  old  living  in  St.  Louis,  and 
directed  by  a  competent  instructor.  The  boys  are  given 
the  flowers  and  vegetables  they  raise. 

Chain   of   Rocks   Park. 

Is  a  beautiful  park  at  the  terminus  of  Kingshighway, 
under  direction  of  the  Water  Department.  From  this  point 
is  a  magnificent  view  of  the  Mississippi  River.  This  park 
will  be  the  northern  terminus  of  Kingshighway  Boulevard. 
It  is  six  acres  in  extent,  and  is  reached  by  Water  Works 
Railway. 

Chain  of  Rocks   Nursery. 

This  is  the  second  nursery  in  the  Park  Department  sys- 
tem. 47,105  trees  and  shrubs  were  set  out  in  1912.  It  is 
planned  to  enlarge  this  nursery.  Reached  by  Water  Works 
Railway. 

Clifton    Heights   Park. 

A  neighborhod  park  with  rolling  lawns  and  a  lake  situ- 
ated at  Simpson  and  Bowman  Avenue,  and  reached  by  the 
Tower  Grove  line. 

Court   House   Square. 

Is  located  between  Chesnut,  Market,  Fourth  Streets  and 
Broadway;  was  the  gift  of  Judge  J.  B.  C.  Lucas  and  Col. 
Auguste  Chouteau  in  1822.  Upon  this  site  was  begun  the 
present  court  house  in  1839,  which  was  completed  about 
1862.  It  is  noted  as  one  of  the  finest  specimens  of  archi- 
tecture in  America.  The  frescoes  in  the  dome  were  painted 
by  Carl  Wimar,  and  are  considered  master  pieces  of  mural 
painting.  The  art  representatives  of  the  German  and  French 

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governments  made  a  special  trip  to  St.  Louis  from  Chicago  in 
1893  to  see  them.  The  slave  auctions  took  place  on  the  steps 
of  the  court  house  before  the  war.  Can  be  reached  by 
Broadway,  Market,  Laclede  and  Fourth  Street  cars. 

City  Hospital  Grounds. 

Are  located  on  Lafayette  Avenue,  between  Fourteenth 
Street  and  Grattan  Street.  These  grounds  were  turned  over 
to  the  Park  Department  in  1911,  and  are  partly  shaped  and 
improved.  Tower  Grove,  Bellefontaine  and  Fourth  Street 
cars  pass  the  place. 


Columbus  Square. 

Is  2.16  acres  in  extent,  and  was  purchased  by  the  cicy 
in  1908  for  $236,641.00.  When  purchased  it  was  the  most 
densely  populated  block  in  the  city.  307,187  children  used 
it  as  a  playground  in  1912-1913.  Located  between  Tenth, 
Eleventh,  Carr  and  Biddle  Streets.  Bellefontaine  and  Natu- 
ral Bridge  cars  pass  by.  Bath  house  No.  1  is  across  from 
the  Tenth  Street  side. 

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Dakota  Park. 

.  Consists  of  3.17  acres;  acquired  from  the  City  Commons 
in  1812.  This  place  was  a  sink-hole  for  nearly  a  century. 
Recently  filled  and  being  developed  as  a  park  in  the  northern 
half  and  playground  in  the  southern.  Shelter  building,  com- 
fort station,  wad  ing-pool,  pergolas  to  be  constructed  when 
money  is  available.  Convenient  to  Bellefontaine  cars. 
DeSoto  Place. 

A  playground  in  the  old  Kerry  Patch  district  1.64  acres 
in  extent;  purchased  in  1908  for  $35,290.00,  and  an  effective 
force  in  the  improvement  of  the  neighborhood.  Used  by 
41,705  children  in  1912-13.  A  shelter  building  to  be  erected 
when  money  is  available.  Two  blocks  east  of  Jefferson 
Avenue  cars;  one  block  from  Natural  Bridge  cars.  Bath 
house  No.  3  is  located  on  the  southwest  corner  of  Twenty- 
third  and  O'Fallon  Streets,  and  is  therefore  across  the  street 
from  DeSoto  Playground.  It  was  completed  and  opened  about 
October,  1913. 

Flora  Boulevard. 

A  connecting  parkway  between  Grand  Avenue  and  Tower 
Grove  Avenues.     Presented   to   the   city  April,   1913.     Grand 
Avenue  car  passes  by. 
Forest  Park  Boulevard. 

A  connecting  parkway  between  Grand  Avenue  and  Kings- 
highway.  Will  be  one  of  the  links  connecting  Forest  Park 
with  the  proposed  Market  Street  Plaza  from  Twelfth  Street 
to  Grand  Avenue;  9.57  acres  in  area.  Condemned  and  dedi- 
cated in  1899.  Laclede  Avenue  car  one  block  north.  Taylor 
car  passes  through. 
Fountain  Park. 

A   neighborhod   park   of   considerable   beauty,   containing 
1.50  acres.     Was  the  gift  of  John  Lay  in  1899.     It  is  located 
at  Bayard  Street  and  Fountain  Avenue.     Hodiamont  car  one 
block  south. 
French   Market  Place. 

This  place  was  formerly  used  as  a  market  place;  0.29 
acres  in  area.  Was  transferred  to  the  Park  Department  in 
1908.  Is  located  at  Broadway  and  Chouteau  Avenue,  and 
may  be  reached  by  Broadway  cars. 

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Grand    March,   Annual    Field    Day. 
Forest  Park. 

This  is  the  second  largest  park  in  the  United  States, 
being  1,380.52  acres  in  extent.  It  was  purchased  by  the  City 
in  1874  at  a  cost  of  $849,058.61.  It  is  situated  between  Kings- 
highway  and  Skinker  Road,  and  is  bounded  on  the  north  by 
Lindell  Avenue  and  south  by  Oakland  Avenue.  The  Olive 
Street,  Laclede  Avenue  and  Union  Avenue  cars,  with  the 
Hamilton  Avenue  cars  reach  the  central  and  northern  por- 
tions, while  the  Market  Street  cars  run  along  the  southern 
or  Oakland  Avenue  boundary.  It  is  noted  for  its  beautiful 
and  varied  scenery.  Within  its  borders  are  a  few  fine  build- 
ings and  many  other  interesting  points  of  interest,  the 
Jefferson  Memorial  being  the  most  prominent.  This  is  lo- 
cated at  the  head  of  DeBaliviere  Avenue  and  faces  on  Lindell 
Road  and  was  built  at  a  cost  of  $475,000,  it  being  the  gift 
of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  Company.  The  Mis- 
souri Historical  society  occupies  a  great  portion  of  the 
space  available  for  exhibits,  and  its  records  and  valuable 
manuscripts  are  to  be  found  here. 

Nearby  are  the  golf  links,  an  interesting  course  of  18 
holes.  Permits  to  play  the  game  may  be  obtained  at  the 
office  of  the  Park  Department,  and  also  for  games  of  tennis 
on  the  courts  to  the  east.  The  cricket  crease  and  the  base- 
ball and  foot-ball  fields  are  also  near,  where  the  Municipal 
League  games  are  played,  and  these  fields  are  reserved  es- 
pecially for  such  games.  The  building  to  the  east  of  the 
Jefferson  Memorial  is  the  Locker  Building,  for  this  group; 
assignment  of  these  lockers  are  made  at  the  Park  Depart- 

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ment  office.  The  Jahn  Monument,  on  the  eastern  slope  of 
Art  Hill,  was  erected  by  the  German  Turn  Vereins  in  memory 
of  the  founder  of  these  gymnastic  societies.  It  was  formally 
dedicated  in  October,  1913. 

On  the  summit  of  Art  Hill  is  the  Art  Museum,  one 
of  the  permanent  buildings  erected  by  the  Louisiana  Pur- 
chase Exposition.  In  it  were  installed  the  art  exhibits  nt 
the  World's  Fair,  in  1904.  It  was  built  at  an  approximate 
cost  of  $700,000.  It  was  formerly  under  control  of  a  private 
Board  of  Directors,  but  has  passed  into  the  hands  of  the 
City  and  is  now  a  free  Public  Museum  for  the  people.  In 
the  foreground  of  the  Art  Museum  is  an  equestrian  statue 
of  Saint  Louis  for  whom  the  City  was  named,  and  who 
governed  France  as  Louis  IX.  The  statue  was  designed  by 
Charles  Niehaus,  the  sculptor. 

The  view  from  Art  Hill  is  especially  fine.  The  hill  and 
lagoons  were  selected  for  the  site  of  the  1914  Pageant.  To 
the  south  and  west  of  the  Art  Museum,  the  walks  through 
the  forest  are  very  beautiful.  Privileges  are  let  for  boating 
on  the  lagoons  to  the  highest  bidder,  by  the  Board  of  Public 
Improvements.  The  boats  are  rented  at  25  cents  per  hour, 
by  the  contractor  having  the  privilege.  To  the  east  of  the 
Art  Museum  is  the  Zoological  Collection,  which  has  been 
turned  over  to  the  new  Board  of  Control.  In  the  same  neigh- 
borhood is  the  Bird  Cage. 

On  Government  Hill  nearby  is  the  World's  Fair  Pavilion, 
which  was  erected  by  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition 
Company,  on  the  site  of  the  Missouri  Building  at  the  World's 
Fair.  Its  approximate  cost  was  $40,000.  This  pavilion  con- 
tains accommodations  for  a  great  number  of  people;  it  has 
two  comfort  stations,  two  lookout  towers  and  a  section 
where  light  refreshments  are  served  at  moderate  prices.  The 
view  from  the  hill  is  very  attractive.  On  the  plateau  below 
is  a  formal  garden  from  which  paths  lead  to  a  garden  of 
perennials.  From  this  point  to  the  west  the  park  is  largely 
given  over  to  natural  scenery.  To  the  east  it  consists  of 
rolling  hills  and  meadows.  There  are  two  other  recrea- 
tion fields  with  tennis  courts,  base-ball  and  foot-ball  fields; 
one  at  the  Triple  "A"  grounds,  the  other  at  Clayton  Road, 
Euclid  Avenue  and  Kingshighway. 

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A  bridle  path  encircles  the  park  passing  through  varied 
scenery.  Band  concerts  are  given  near  the  Union  Avenue 
entrance  during  the  summer  season  every  Sunday  afternoon 
and  Thursday  evening. 

The  Romanelli  fountain  near  the  Kingshighway  entrance 
of  the  park  was  presented  to  the  City  by  David  O'Neil.  At 
the  head  of  Lindell  Avenue  entrance  to  Forest  Park  is  a 
statue  to  General  Frank  P.  Blair  by  W.  W.  Gardner.  The 
statue  of  Edward  Bates  is  near  the  Chouteau  Avenue  en- 
trance. An  equestrian  statue  of  General  Franz  Sigel  by 
Robert  Couer  is  located  near  Lindell  Pavilion.  The  great 
equestrian  statue  of  Saint  Louis  in  the  foreground  of  the 
City  Art  Museaum  was  presented  to  the  City  by  the  Louisiana 
Purchase  Exposition  Company. 
Fairground. 

This  park  was  the  former  site  of  the  annual  St.  Louis 
Fair.  It  is  located  between  Grand  Avenue,  Kossuth  Avenue, 
Fair  Avenue  and  Natural  Bridge  Road  and  extends  over  128.94 
acres.  It  was  purchased  in  1908  for  $700,000.00.  The  eastern 
half  is  being  developed  as  a  park  for  picnics  and  the  western 
half  as  a  great  recreation  ground  with  tennis  courts,  base- 
ball and  foot-ball  fields,  running  tracks.  The  Fairground 
division  of  the  Municipal  Athletic  League  plays  here.  These 
games,  particularly  on  Saturday  and  Sunday  afternoons,  are 
attractive  features. 

The  lagoons  are  used  for  skating  in  the  winter.  In  the 
western  half  is  a  children's  playground  which  was  used  by 
220,633  children  in  1912-13.  A  portion  of  the  lagoon  was 
used  as  a  wading  pool.  The  final  plans  call  for  a  boat  house, 
comfort  station,  gymnasium  and  playground  shelter  buildings 
in  the  western  portion  whenever  money  is  available. 

The  location  is  historic  as  the  site  of  the  old  St.  Louis 
Fair  which  began  in  1856,  and  was  continued  without  a 
break,  with  the  exception  of  a  few  years  of  the  Civil  war, 
until  1901.  The  purchase  of  fifty  acres  of  land  from  Col. 
John  O'Fallon  at  a  price  of  $50,000,  was  made  in  July,  1856. 
The  fences,  pavilions  and  buildings  were  constructed,  being 
ready  by  the  following  October,  1856.  Later  the  remaining 
79  acres  were  added.  The  whole  making  at  the  present  day, 
Fairground. 

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Fairground   Swimming    Pool. 

In  the  eastern  half  of  the  park  is  the  largest  artificial 
open-air  swimming  pool  in  the  country.  The  pool  itself  cost 
$29,000.00;  the  dressing  rooms,  $16,000.00.  The  pool  is  Cir- 
cular in  shape,  divided  into  shallow  and  deep  portions  by  a 
strip  of  land.  The  maximum  depth  of  the  large  pool  is  10 
feet,  of  the  small  3V2  feet,  the  area  being  99,724  and  31,520 
square  feet  respectively.  Approximately  4,000,000  gallons  of 
water  is  required  to  fill  the  two  pools.  The  maximum  dis- 
tance across  the  large  pool  is  440  feet.  The  pool  is  lighted 
by  eight  arc  lights,  10  incandescent  globes  and  six  gasoline 
lamps,  the  total  wattage  being  8,750.  The  attendance  for  the 
two  months  the  pool  was  open  in  1913,  was  estimated  at 
500,000,  the  largest  number  at  any  one  time  being  5,000. 
The  maintenance  cost,  not  including  interest,  depreciation, 
water  and  light — was  about  1.5  cents  per  capita  A  rental 
charge  of  5  cents  per  suit  and  1  cent  per  towel  was  made; 
and  a  cake  of  soap  was  sold  for  one  cent,  about  $3,000.00 
being  taken  in  from  these  sources.  The  pool  was  also  very 
popular  with  spectators,  on  several  occasions  the  number 
being  estimated  at  35,000  to  40,000.  There  were  no  drown- 


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ings  or  serious  accidents,  life-guards  being  on  duty  from  0 
a.  m.  to  10  p.  m.,  the  hours  during  which  the  pool  was 
open. 

The  Fairground  can  be  reached  by  Natural  Bridge,  Lee 
Avenue,  Grand  Avenue  and  Cherokee  and  Sarah  Street 
cars. 

Gamble   Place. 

Covers  1.15  acres,  and  was  transferred  from  the  Water 
Department  in  1874.  This  is  a  neighborhood  park,  in  a  con- 
gested district,  one-half  of  which  is  used  as  a  children's  play- 
ground. The  Wellston  cars  on  the  Easton  Avenue  side  reach 
the  park. 

Gravois   Park. 

Consists  of  8.20  acres,  was  acquired  from  City  Commons 
in  1842.  Located  on  Louisiana  Avenue,  between  Potomac 
and  Miami  Streets.  The  Cherokee  cars  pass  the  park. 

Green   Houses  and    Nursery. 

Are  located  at  the  southern  boundary  of  Forest  Park — 
at  Oakland  Avenue  about  5800  west  and  are  reached  by  the 
Market  Street  cars.  They  cover  four  acres.  The  Market 
Street  cars  pass  this  place.  There  is  also  a  nursery  at  the 
Chain  of  Rocks,  which  is  5  acres  in  extent. 

Hyde   Park. 

Is  11.84  acres  in  extent;  was  purchased  in  1854  at  a  cost 
of  $36,250.00.  It  is  located  at  Blair  Avenue  and  Twentieth 
Street.  The  nearest  car  ilnes  are  Bellefontaine  and  Lee 
Avenue  cars.  It  is  a  medium  sized  neighborhood  park  of 
great  natural  beauty. 

Infirmary. 

Is   located   on  Arsenal   Street   at   Sixtieth   Street  west; 
about  5  acres  in  extent.     Was  turned  over  to  the  care  of 
the  Park  Department  in  1911.     Tower  Grove  cars  pass  the 
place. 
Gravois  and  Eichelberger. 

This  strip  of  land  between  Elenore,  Kansas,  Schoenlau 
and  Carlsbad  Streets  and  Gravois  Avenue  and  Eichelberger 
Street,  and  comprising  32.37  acres,  was  purchased  in  1910  at 

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a  cost  of  $98,504.13.  It  will  be  developed  as  a  part  of  the 
Kingshighway  system  when  money  is  available.  It  is 
reached  by  Cherokee  Street  cars. 


Jackson   Place. 

Is  a  neighborhood  park  in  the  down-town  district.  It 
covers  1.62  acres  and  was  a  gift  of  Col.  Wm.  Chambers  and 
Maj.  Thos.  Wright  in  1816.  It  is  located  at  Eleventh  Street 
and  North  Market  Street.  Bellefontaine  cars  and  the  Mc- 
Kinley  system  cars  pass  close  by. 
Kennerly  Avenue  Playground. 

A  playground  on  Kennerly  and  Pendleton  Avenues,  used 
by  colored  children;  leased  at  a  nominal  sum  from  the  estate 
of  Louis  Brinckwirth  in  1911.     Nearest  car  lines  are  Taylor 
Avenue  and  Cass  Avenue  cars. 
Kenrick  Garden. 

This  garden  is  a  triangular  strip  at  the  intersection  of 
two  important  residence  streets.     The  formal  floral  planting 

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is  effective.  It  is  0.72  acres  in  extent  and  was  acquired  from 
the  city  by  condemnation  proceedings  in  1896.  It  is  located 
at  Lindell  and  Vendeventer  Avenues.  Vandeventer  Avenue 
cars  pass  by  the  place. 

Kjngshighway  Southwest. 

This  parkway  was  acquired  from  the  Street  Department 
in  1910  by  transfer.  It  connects  Grand  Avenue  and  River- 
side Park,  and  will  be  a  part  of  Kingshighway  system. 

Laclede   Park. 

Is  a  small  neighborhood  park  of  3.17  acres  acquired  from 
the  City  Commons  in  1812.  It  is  located  between  East  and 
West  Iowa  Avenue  and  North  and  South  Gasconade  Streets. 
Bellefontaine  and  Broadway  cars  are  within  one  and  two 
blocks  of  it. 

Lafayette  Park. 

Extends  over  29.95  acres,  acquired  from  the  City  Com- 
mons in  1844.  It  was  one  of  St.  Louis'  most  beautiful  parks 
before  it  was  damaged  by  the  cyclone  of  1896.  Extensive 
planting  is  gradually  restoring  its  original  beauty.  The  lily 
pond  near  the  central  western  entrance  is  very  attractive. 
See  also  the  formal  garden  near  the  shelter  building.  The 
small  pond  in  the  central  eastern  portion  will  be  developed 
as  a  Japanese  Garden  when  money  is  available.  The  lake 
is  used  for  skating,  and  the  summer  concerts  are  very 
largely  attended.  Monuments  of  Washington  and  Benton 
have  been  erected  here,  the  former  by  Houdin,  the  French 
sculptor,  is  especially  fine.  The  Benton  statue  is  the  work 
of  Miss  Hosmer.  The  Park  Avenue,  Jefferson  Avenue  and 
Fourth  Street  cars  run  close  to  the  park,  or  pass  it. 

Lucas  Garden. 

This  beautiful  formal  garden  of  1.09  acres,  just  across 
Locust  Street  from  the  Central  Library  building,  was  given 
to  the  City  in  1857  by  James  H.  Lucas  in  memory  of  J.  B. 
C.  Lucas.  For  many  years  this  block,  and  the  one  on  which 
the  library  building  stands  were  the  site  of  the  Exposition 
Building,  where  many  notable  events  took  place.  This  build- 
ing was  torn  down  when  the  library  was  erected,  and  the 
northern  block  converted  into  a  formal  garden.  In  1913  the 

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Public    Library   and    Lucas   Garden,   13th  and    Locust  Streets. 

fountain  was  erected  at  a  cost  of  $4,500,  the  money  being 
provided  in  the  will  of  Margaret  R.  Kincaid,  for  this  pur- 
pose. The  Hodiamont  cars  pass  the  place,  and  the  Olive 
Street  cars  are  but  a  few  yards  distant.  The  garden  is 
located  between  Thirteenth  and  Fourteenth  Streets,  and  faces 
St.  Charles  Street  on  the  north,  while  the  library  and  Locust 
Street  bound  it  on  the  south. 

Lyon   Park. 

This  park  was  a  gift  from  the  United  States  Government 
in  1872  and  is  10.92  acres  in  extent.  It  is  bounded  by  Broad- 
way, Second,  Arsenal  and  Utah  Streets.  The  Seventh  Street 
and  Broadway  cars  run  past  the  place.  It  is  a  beautiful 
neighborhood  park  in  front  of  the  United  States  Arsenal. 
A  statue  of  General  Lyon  by  Mitchell  is  located  about  the 
center  of  the  park. 

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Meramec  Triangle. 

This  small  triangular  plot  of  ground  0.5  of  an  acre  in 
extent  opposite  the  Work  House  was  turned  over  to  the 
Department  by  the  Street  Department  in  1910.  Broadway 
cars  pass  by. 

Mullanphy  Square. 

A  children's  playground,  1.92  acres  in  size,  situated  on 
Mullanphy  Street,  between  Tenth  and  Eleventh  Streets,  was 
acquired  in  1909  from  bond  issue,  at  a  cost  of  $45,366.41.  It 
was  used  by  75,705  children  in  1912-13.  A  comfort  station, 
band  stand  and  open  air  swimming  pool  are  under  construc- 
tion at  a  cost  of  $36,600,  and  will  be  opened  in  the  summer 
of  1914.  Bellefontaine  and  Cherokee  Street  cars  run  within 
a  short  distance  of  it. 

Municipal   Bridge  Playground. 

A  playground  for  children  under  the  Municipal  Bridge. 
An  interesting  adaptation  of  otherwise  useless  ground.  Lo- 
cated at  Third  and  Chouteau  Avenue.  Covers  about  two 
small  city  blocks.  Fourth  Street,  Broadway  and  Seventh 
Street  cars  run  to  it,  or  are  very  close. 

North  Market  Square. 

This  is  a  narrow  parkway  extending  from  Broadway  to 
Fifteenth  Street.  Near  Bellefontaine  car  line. 

O'Fallon  Park. 

A  beautiful  park  with  interestingly  varied  scenery,  ex- 
tending over  158.32  acres,  which  was  purchased  in  1875  for 
$259,065.33.  It  is  popular  as  a  picnic  ground.  The  lake  is 
used  for  boating  in  the  summer  and  skating  in  winter.  The 
shelter  building,  which  combines  shelter,  comfort  station,  re- 
freshment rooms,  children's  dressing  rooms  and  skating 
room,  with  the  lake  on  one  side  and  the  wading  pool  on  the 
other,  has  been  called  the  ideal  park  building.  There  are 
ten  tennis  courts  and  five  foot-ball  and  base-ball  fields  in  the 
park.  There  is  an  interesting  view  of  the  Mississippi  River 
from  the  hills  in  the  northern  part  of  the  park.  Bellefontaine, 
Broadway  and  Sarah  Street  cars  run  directly  to  the  park. 
It  is  bounded  by  Broadway,  Florissant  and  Adelaide  Avenues 
and  Bircher  Street. 

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O'Fallon    Park. 
Penrose  and   Bircher  Streets. 

This  park  of  49.93  acres  was  purchased  by  the  city  .n 
1910  as  a  park  of  the  Kingshighway  system,  at  a  cost  of 
$163,127.  The  boulevard  will  run  through  the  park.  A  part 
of  the  ground  shaping  was  started  in  1912,  and  will  be  com- 
pleted whenever  money  is  available  therefor.  It  is  located 
at  about  5100  Penrose  Street  and  bounded  by  Penrose  and 
Bircher;  Kingshighway  passes  about  the  center.  The  Belle- 
fontaine  cars  are  nearest  to  it. 
Pine  Street  Playground. 

A  playground  on  the  southeast  corner  of  Twenty-third 
and  Pine  Streets.  It  was  leased  to  the  city  by  the  late  Geo. 
S.  Myers  in  1909  for  five  years  at  a  nominal  sum.  It  is  used 
as  a  playground  for  colored  children.  Olive  Street  and 
Jefferson  Avenue  cars  within  one  block.  11,554  children 
played  here  1912-13. 
Page  Avenue  Place. 

This  strip  covers  0.96  acres,  and  was  dedicated  in  1903. 
A  connecting  parkway  from  Spring  to  Vandeventer  Avenues; 


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then  again  from  Pendleton  to  Taylor  Avenues.  The  Page 
Avenue  car  is  two  blocks  south.  Taylor  Avenue  car  crosses 
Page  on  Taylor  Avenue. 


Pontiac  Square   Playground. 

This  is  a  neighborhood  park  and  playground  consisting 
of  an  area  of  1.93  acres,  and  was  purchased  in  1908  for 
$94,956.32.  It  is  a  center  for  a  thickly  settled  district  and 
was  used  by  137,472  children  in  1912-13.  The  Cass  Avenue 
and  Cherokee  Street  cars  are  within  one  block;  Broadway 
cars  two  blocks.  It  is  located  between  Ninth  Street,  Ann 
Avenue,  Tenth  Street  and  Shenandoah  Avenue.  Cass  Avenue 
and  Cherokee  Street  cars  run  close  by. 
Reber  Place. 

Dedicated  in  1910.     This  is  a  connecting  parkway  from 
Kingshighway  to  Hartford  Street. 
Riverside  Park. 

Covers  5.67  acres.  Was  purchased  in  1906  for  $110,422.50. 
This  place  is  one  of  the  southern  terminals  of  Kingshighway, 
and  the  beginning  of  the  proposed  Riverside  Drive.  There 
is  a  beautiful  view  of  the  Mississippi  River  from  the  park. 
Broadway  cars  pass  by. 
Rock  Springs  Triangle. 

This  small  triangle  cover  0.10  acres,  and  is  a  grass  plot 
at  the  intersection  of  Chouteau  and  Manchester  Avenues  and 

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Sarah    Street.      Sarah    and    Market    Street    cars;    also    Man- 
chester Avenue  cars  pass  here. 

Rose  Hill  Place. 

This  small  triangular  planting   space   covers   0.22   acres. 
It  was  dedicated  in  1904. 
Sanitarium. 

The  grounds  for  this  asylum  for  the  insane  comprise 
36  acres  and  have  been  shaped,  planted  and  cared  for  by 
the  Park  Department.  This  is  reached  by  the  Tower  Grove 
Street  cars. 


Soulard    Place    Playground. 

A  largely  used  park  and  playground  extending  over  1.94 
acres,  bounded  by  Soulard,  Seventh,  Julia  and  Ninth  Streets. 
It  was  purchased  in  1909  for  $170,680.00.  With  the  public 
baths,  public  library  branch,  police  station  and  public  market 
it  forms  an  attractive  neighborhood  center.  The  basement 
of  the  shelter  buildings  was  built  in  1913  and  the  buildings 
will  be  completed  as  soon  as  money  is  available.  It  was 
used  by  152,469  children  in  1912-1913.  It  is  reached  by  the 
Cass  Avenue  and  Cherokee  Street  cars. 

South   St.   Louis  Square. 

Is  a  small  neighborhood  park,  the  gift  of  Carondelet  in 
1882.  Covers  1.66  acres.  It  is  located  at  Broadway  and 


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Courtois    Street.      Broadway    and    Bellefontaine    cars    pass 
here. 

St.  Louis  Place. 

This  is  a  long  narrow  park  about  one-fourth  of  a  mile 
long  and  about  300  feet  wide.  It  has  been  divided  into 
different  spaces  by  the  cutting  of  streets  through  the  13.88 
acres  which  were  given  to  the  city  by  Gov.  John  Miller  and 
others. 

Terminal    Playground. 

A    small    playground    for    colored    children    under    the 
Terminal    Bridge    on    Second    Street   near    Plum    Street.     It 
has   been   loaned  by   the   Terminal   R.   R.    Co.   for   this   pur- 
pose.    It  is  one  block  from  Fourth  Street  cars. 

Utah    Place. 

This  is  a  connecting  parkway  from  Grand  Avenue  to 
Gustine  Avenue,  extending  over  2.10  acres. 

Warne  Avenue  Triangle. 

A  small  triangle  at  intersection  of  Warne  Avenue  and 
Algernon  Street. 

Washington  Square. 

This  plot  located  at  Twelfth,  Market,  Thirteenth  Streets 
and  Clark  Avenue,  extends  over  six  acres,  and  was  formerly 
used  as  a  park  until  the  City  Hall  was  located  here.  Later 
7.45  acres  additional  were  purchased  and  the  Municipal 
Courts  Building  erected  at  a  cost  of  $928,486.00  completing 
an  attractive  municipal  group.  Tower  Grove,  Bellefontaine, 
Laclede,  Market  and  Manchester  cars  pass  by. 

A  statue  of  General  Grant,  by  Robert  Bringhurst,  and 
one  of  Laclede,  by  George  Julian  Zolnay,  reminds  us  of  two 
men  to  whom  we  owe  gratitude,  the  former  for  battles  fought 
and  won  for  the  nation,  and  the  latter  for  founding  "A 
settlement  which  may  become  one  of  the  finest  cities  of 
America,"  St.  Louis. 

Yeatman  Square  Playground. 

The  3.43  acres  was  purchased  in  1906  for  $40,000.00.  j't 
is  one  of  the  prettiest  of  the  small  parks.  It  was  used  by 

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49,848  children  in  1912-13  as  a  playground.  A  combined 
shelter  house  and  band  stand  has  been  built,  paths  and 
walks  have  been  artistically  arranged,  and  the  general  ap- 
pearance is  very  attractive.  Cass  Avenue  cars  pass  by. 


Public  Bath   No.  1. 

Is  a  public  bath  house  containing  41  showers  and  one 
tub  bath  for  men  and  15  showers  and  2  tubs  for  women.  It 
is  36  x  132  feet  in  extent  and  was  purchased  August,  1905, 
at  a  cost  of  $23,700.  No  charge  for  baths.  There  is  a  rental 
charge  of  one  cent  for  towels  and  one  cent  for  purchase  of 
soap.  Per  capita  maintenance  cost,  including  interest  and 
depreciation,  $0.032. 

Located  on  Tenth  Street,  Carr  and  Biddle  Streets  and 
is  reached  by  the  Bellefontaine  cars.  The  bath  house  is 
open  in  winter  and  late  fall  from  9  a.  m.  to  9  p.  m.,  and 
in  summer  from  7  a.  m.  till  11  p.  m.  Attendance  1912-13 
was  353,200. 

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Public  Bath   No.  2. 

Extends  over  40  by  139  feet,  (purchased  August,  1905). 
Site  and  building  cost  $56,824.87;  it  was  completed  June, 
1910.  Contains  38  showers  and  2  tubs  for  men  and  38  show- 
ers and  2  tubs  for  women.  The  swimming  pool  within  this 
bath  house  is  23  x  80  feet,  and  is  open  from  May  till  October 
from  7  a.  m.  to  11  p.  m.,  while  the  bath  house  is  open  in 
winter  from  9  a.  m.  to  9  p.  m.,  and  in  summer  from  7  a.  m. 
to  11  p.  m.  No  charge  for  baths.  Soap  is  sold  for  1  cent  a 
cake  and  towels  rented  for  1  cent  each.  Attendance  1912-13 
was  429,308.  Seventh  Street  and  Broadway  cars  are  close 
by,  2  blocks. 

Public  Bath  No.  3. 

Located  at  Twenty-jthird  and  O'Fallon  Streets.  The 
ground  was  purchased  in  1908  and  building  completed  and 
opened  November,  1913,  at  a  cost  of  $31,989.00.  It  contains 
43  showers  and  2  tubs  for  men  and  19  showers  and  2  tubs 
for  women.  Also  a  comfort  station.  It  is  across  the  street 
from  DeSoto  Playground. 

Mullanphy  Swimming    Pool. 

A  combined  public  comfort  station,  shelter  building  and 
swimming  pool,  located  in  Mullanphy  Playground,  will  be 
completed  about  July  1st,  1914,  at  a  cost  of  about  $40,000.00. 
The  pool  is  located  in  the  southwestern  part  of  the  square 
near  Eleventh  and  Mullanphy  Streets,  and  there  are  accom- 
modations for  more  than  200  people,  the  pool  being  90  by 
50  feet  in  extent.  It  will  be  open  from  9  a.  m.  to  10  p.  m. 
Admission  free. 

DWIGHT  F.  DAVIS, 

Park  Commissioner. 


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